The pupils in years 1-6 put on a fantastic show for families and staff this morning in aid of the Harvest Festival. It was held in the school hall with pupils performing songs, poems and readings. Revd Lee Batson also spoke to the children about the importance of the Harvest…
Year 3 pupils from Coopersale Hall and the three other Oak-Tree Schools all had a fantastic time last week taking part in the annual Oak-Tree Camp. See the photos and read more about the adventure HERE.
Year 4 visited Epping Forest District Museum to learn about the Stone Age. We had an excellent workshop where we learned a lot about chronology, discussing events in prehistory and discovering when each Stone Age period took place. We handled various artefacts including a real woolly mammoth’s tooth! We discussed…
Year 4 are learning about the Stone Age. In their art lesson this week they imagined they were hunter-gatherers and foraged around the school grounds for natural materials. The class then used these materials to produce replicas of Stone Age cave paintings. They carefully ground the flowers and berries in…
On Wednesday 18 September Year 6 went to Forest School to participate in a drama workshop. They learnt about the story of Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, and read from the script. They rehearsed and performed short scenes from the play. “I thought it was really good because we were acting…
Year 3 Crick have enjoyed taking part in a philosophy for children discussion during their PSHE lesson. They had an interesting debate this week about what they need to be happy. Jessica said that whilst food and water are essential for survival, they do not bring her happiness. Everyone agreed…
Class 5N have been working with Tangram Square puzzles this week as well as problem solving in Maths with manipulatives. These are great ways to help pupils work efficiently with numbers. Keep up the good work!
On Saturday 7 September our netball team went to Chigwell School to play a tournament. There were 19 teams and we played 8 of them. In the first round we won 3 matches and drew 1. In the second round we won 3 and lost 1. Our team scored 30…
Read our September Headmistress’s Letter, full of useful information on school communication, Open Morning, extra-curricular activities, forthcoming events and lots more…
A huge array of trips, activities, performances and events were packed into the Summer Term. Read all about them in our Summer Issue of the Oak-Tree Group Newsletter.
